File: clean.sh
   1 #!/bin/sh
   2 
   3 # The MIT License (MIT)
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  24 
  25 
  26 # clean [options...] command [args...]
  27 #
  28 #
  29 # CLEAN the screen, after running the command given. When its standard output
  30 # is piped, no cleaning happens, and this script becomes a passthru.
  31 #
  32 # This tool doesn't clear the screen, but rather uses the alternative screen
  33 # buffer, so the original content of the terminal is restored when done.
  34 #
  35 # The help option is `-h`, `--h`, `-help`, or `--help`.
  36 
  37 
  38 case "$1" in
  39     -h|--h|-help|--help)
  40         awk '/^# +clean /, /^$/ { gsub(/^# ?/, ""); print }' "$0"
  41         exit 0
  42     ;;
  43 esac
  44 
  45 if [ -p /dev/stdout ]; then
  46     "$@"
  47     exit $?
  48 fi
  49 
  50 tput smcup
  51 "$@"
  52 res=$?
  53 tput rmcup
  54 exit "${res}"